Complementary vs Conventional Medicine – it doesn’t have to be like that!

April 2018, Dr Chee L Khoo

The term complementary medicine refers to a group of diagnostic and therapeutic disciplines that exist largely outside the institutions where conventional health care is provided and taught. The wide range of disciplines classified as complementary medicine makes it difficult to find defining criteria that are common to all.

In Germany, a significant proportion of doctors have additional qualifications in chiropractic, homeopathy and naturopathy.…